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February 6, 2013

The Bishop Lady Broncos first match up with Kern Valley, Jan. 18, was a 1-point, last minute win. Tuesdayâs match up was a 63-32 Broncosâ blow-out.
The Broncosâ executed a take-no-prisoners defense; they rained 3-pointers; they played the full 32-minutes as if it was a close game. As coach Brian Pennington said, âit was a thing of beauty.â
Bishop is a solid third in High Desert League at 6-3. The Broncos take on Rosamond on the road tonight for the final league game, with no possibility of being knocked out of the CIF playoffs.

February 6, 2013

Despite a tough loss to the Kern Valley Broncs, the Bishop Broncosâ night wasnât all bad as High Desert League play winds down to its final game tonight.
Prior to Tuesdayâs game, Bishop was tied for the league championship with the Rosamond Roadrunners at 6-2. Both were a game ahead of third place Kern Valley.
Bishop fell to 6-3; Kern rose to 6-3. Then, low and behold, the Rosamond Roadrunners fell to 6-3 with a loss to the Frazier Mountain Falcons.

February 6, 2013

The Bishop Broncosâ soccer squads solidified their spots in CIF playoffs with dual wins over the Kern Valley Broncs on the road Tuesday.
The final High Desert League game will be on Broncosâ turf, against the Rosamond Roadrunners this afternoon.
With the 2-0 win over Kern Valley and an 8-1 league record, the boys team will be playing for the HDL championship against the 7-1-1 Roadrunners.
Pedro Ibarra and Angel Aranzubia scored Bishopâs goals with assists from Angel Flores and Ibarra.

February 6, 2013

The Bishop Broncosâ soccer squads solidified their spots in CIF playoffs with dual wins over the Kern Valley Broncs on the road Tuesday.
The final High Desert League game will be on Broncosâ turf, against the Rosamond Roadrunners this afternoon.
With the 2-0 win over Kern Valley and an 8-1 league record, the boys team will be playing for the HDL championship against the 7-1-1 Roadrunners.
Pedro Ibarra and Angel Aranzubia scored Bishopâs goals with assists from Angel Flores and Ibarra.

February 6, 2013

The Big Pine Warriors basketball team beat the Immanuel Christian Crusaders, 61-46, on home court Tuesday night.
Four of the five Warriors were in double digits; the fifth, freshman Austin Jones, came close with 9 points, including a 3-pointer and a perfect 2/2 from the line. Seniors Micah Bacoch and Parker Bear both had double/doubles with 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively.
It was a good night to be a Warrior.

December 21, 2012

The 2012-13 Mammoth Lady Huskies basketball team is young; with the experience gained during what is developing into a rough season, they could be a force to be reckoned with in coming years.
This is a polite way of leading into a recap of the Huskiesâ cataclysmic loss to the Lone Pine Lady Golden Eagles Tuesday, Dec. 18.
The Eagles have had a deadly defense all season and the Huskies got a strong taste of that ferocity in Lone Pine. With the exception of senior point guard Desarae Coats, the offense has been tentative. But not Tuesday night.

December 17, 2012

The Bishop Broncos basketball teams laid waste to the Tonopah Muckers Friday night. The Lady Broncos ran away with a 54-26 win while the Broncos battled to a 61-59 victory.
The first quarter of the Lady Broncos game was close, ending with a 9-4 lead by Bishop. Once the team warmed up, the Broncos hit nearly 50 percent of their second-half shots to pull away from the Muckers.
âIt was another night of unselfish play,â said coach Brian Pennington. âThe ladies dished out 15 assists for the 25 baskets made from the field.â
For the boysâ team, Cy Scott led the scoring effort with 31 points.

December 17, 2012

The Lone Pine Golden Eagles corralled the Vasquez Mustangs Friday night with a 85-61 win.
The Eagles basketball team is now 2-0 in Desert Mountain League play, hoping to go 3-0 tonight at home against the Mammoth Huskies.
Mike Cappello led the Eagles with 30 points, followed by the Greene brothers, Seth and Brad, with 18 each.

December 7, 2012

The Bishop Broncos opened their run at the Sutro Classic basketball tournament in Dayton, Nev. with a win Thursday night over the host Dayton Dust Devils, 54-50.
Bishop was down by 9 at halftime, but came back with a vengeance in the second.
Daytonâs defense focused heavily on Cy Scott opening opportunities for other players to step up.
Kyle Miller caught fire from the outside, giving the Broncos the spark and momentum in the second half.
Roman Amisone took advantage in the paint and off offensive rebounds.